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The country Brazil, the state Tocantins, the city Palmas,population about 200,000, the temperature hot. Check in with us to see what the Lord is doing in this area of the world.I Indigenous Games of Palmas, Tocantins
Some of you might recall that I talked very quickly while back in the USA on one of our deputation trips about the Indigenous Olympics that were held in Palmas, Tocantins. Well last weekend the first Indigenous Games of Tocantins were held on the Silver Beach (Praia da Prata) here in Palmas. The tribes participating were Apinajé, Javaé, Karajá, Krahô, Krahô-Canela, Karajá Xambioá, and Xerente. All the participating tribes were from the state of Tocantins. There were many different events; bow and arrow, spear throwing, foot racing, tug of war, canoeing, log race, soccer, and swimming.
I was able to attend the celebrations one afternoon out of the five days of games, and was interested in seeing the different tribes and their traditional dress. The closest tribe that I know of to Palmas is the Xerente about an hours drive outside the city of Palmas. I hope you enjoy some of the photos that I took while at the games.
